Sunday was almost five years to the date that Hernandez last donned a Patriots uniform, but the picture in question is from a 2011 preseason game. You can tell by the patch on Hernandez’s jersey honoring the late Myra Kraft.

As the internet is wont to do, several people responded to the tweet with off-color jokes. The news station responded just over an hour later explaining what happened before deleting the original tweet.

A news service that provides WCVB some digital content accidentally posted a pic of Aaron Hernandez in connection w/Pats AFC champ win on our social media. It's embarrassing & unacceptable. We apologize & are working w/team to correct so something like this never happens again.